Warren: “He [Hatton] Shouldn’t Have Taken the Fight” – News
May 11th, 2009
By Eric Thomas: In an article in The Sun, promoter Frank Warren says that Ricky Hatton made a big mistake of choosing to fight Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, saying that Hatton was “always likely to lose.” Warren points out that Hatton went out and signed up Floyd Mayweather Sr., but the relationship didn’t work out and the two ended up not on speaking terms by the end of the training camp for the Pacquiao fight.
Besides that, Hatton wasn’t happy with Mayweather Sr. occasionally showing up late for his training sessions.
Warren feels that Hatton couldn’t adapt to Mayweather Sr’s defensive style of boxing. You can say that again. It looks like Hatton fought almost entirely the same way that he did prior to Mayweather Sr. becoming his trainer. Honestly, except for a few occasions where Hatton threw a token jab or two against Pacquiao, I couldn’t see the head movement, jabbing or the ability to get out of the way of Pacquiao’s shots.
Mayweather Sr. was big on Hatton covering up protecting himself from shots as he went forward. However, Hatton wasn’t covering up much as he plunged ahead against Pacquiao and looked like a mini Titanic trying to ram his ship straight through an iceberg instead of trying to avoid.
It was only obvious that Pacquiao, with his lightning fast hand speed, boxing ability, accurate punches and huge power, was going to be able to take advantage of Hatton’s nonexistent defense and light him up with big shots.
Hatton might have been able to snap out of it if he had truly learned Mayweather Sr’s style instead of merely mimicking the results in training. However, as if he had no clue what to do against Pacquiao’s style, Hatton kept pushing forward leading with his face and taking big shots, and blocking most of them with his head.
Warren pointed out how Hatton had been putting on weight in between fights by “binge drinking.” Warren was dead on correct with that, although I never realized Hatton was a big drinker until I saw the video of Hatton by a Las Vegas poolside following his loss to Pacquiao.
Hatton was seen drinking one beer after another, often sitting alone and refilling his glass over and over again. I was getting a hangover just watching him, and I couldn’t imagine a world class athlete like Hatton drinking like that, since his body is what brought him to this point and you would think that Hatton would be extra careful about what he was putting into it.
I don’t know if Hatton drinks like this more than one or two days a week, but if he does, I don’t know how he could have lasted this long in boxing. Hatton was seriously putting those beers down in Vegas after the fight, and it was weird to see him drinking alone much of the time with his fiancé swimming in the pool.
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i’ve read an article here once that said “it’s not a matter of at what round hatton will lose…but the matter of how he will lose”.
that writer’s gifted. that KO was down right devastating. i jumped out of my seat in celebration of pacquiao’s victory, but after seeing hatton all red-faced and struggling with his breathing with eyes half-opened…i felt sad for him. it was pitiful.
hatton’s a good fighter, but i think some people he knew capitalized on his desire to be the number 1. he was driven into this by circumstances and factors, and by people who knew they’d earn much here despite knowing all along that hatton will end up this way.
this is just an opinion though.
Adnan, what do you know about British culture???
You lived there, worked there, or just read about it in the tabloids?
Stop attempting social sciences, and get in the ring, loud mouth…
People have been chatting some right wobble on the above subject!
Bet not even half of you know a thing about boxing!
Big Gulf in class!
Leave Hatton alone tho, the guy is a huge character and is good to the fans
ie you cannot knock a guy who has always wanted to fight the best there is.
He has come up short granted, but the guy has gave people in the UK a reason to watch the sport and be passionate towards it.
He was an exciting fighter to watch.
Also stereotyping brits aborad is mindless, we can all mouth off, but very few can back it up.
Low blow bringing his GF into it too.
Khan v Hatton would sell tickets no doubt!
ADNAN
Grow up you little boy! Stick to boxing comments and not slagging off people from other parts of the world! Britain is not full of drunks as you put it. And we definately ain’t a let-down in bed. Your mum can vouch for that!
While my MAN Pacquiao just states; “I don’t predict before my fights,” Pacquiao said when asked how he thought the bout would end. “Ricky Hatton is a good fighter. I know that he is a little bigger than me and a strong fighter, but I am faster. I just want to do my best and give a good fight and bring happiness to the people who see me fight.” Manny Pacquiao…
Another thing is that * “Pacquiao is a slick, fast, effective boxer. But if you look at the defeat by Erik Morales in 2005 and the close fights he had with Juan Manuel Marquez, he doesn’t like sustained pressure. I am a fighter that is constantly in your face, constantly throwing punches. I’m bigger than him. He’ll be thinking, ’Jesus, this is going to be tough. This fella doesn’t leave you alone.’ Believe me; Ricky Hatton will be the toughest fight he has ever had.”
* “People are looking at the Oscar performance and suggesting that Pacquiao will finish my career, too. But he won’t. Any victory over Oscar is outstanding and I never like to be disrespectful. But Oscar was like a walking corpse that night. It was clear that Oscar wasn’t right. Dead man walking. No one will ever convince me that, on that night, I couldn’t have done the same job, probably quicker.”
I can only say is that * “I’m bigger; I’m stronger. Pacquiao may have fought at 147 pounds. But trust me; this is a new weight division for him. I have always stated that no one in the world can beat me at 140 pounds, and I stand by that statement. I’m undefeated at this weight in twelve years. At 140 pounds, I’m too strong and too big for anyone.”
What the f**k you slept under 2 rounds…. remember if you want to sleep Ricky try do it in your hotel room OK….
Pity on Ricky his Coach got NO DIGNITY….
Adnan bro, I’m not even English, besides that dark horse should of been me.
Zack man,that stuff about Hattons girl is uncalled for.Would love to see you tell him that to his face.Stick to boxing comments bro.
doesnt matter what people say it was easy money for hatton even though he got kod
what itchibon says is really a book cover for english culture ..its about getting drunk loud mouth and not performing in bed when the GF wants it the most …..i bet hatton fiancé was looking for a dark horse in the swimming pool…
He drank beer and got fat between fights, thats the reason I became a Hatton fan in the first place.